IAD73II008

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 65-80 · Jackson, TN · April 26, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1973
Place
Jackson, TN · JACKSON, TN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N143Beech 65-80
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189847

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0008  73/4/26    JACKSON,TENN        BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 3100
        TIME - 1532                    N143                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKELLAR FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,MISS               JACKSON,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N143
Reported as
Beech 65-80
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Mckellar Fld

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